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March 16, 2023

Manitoba’s Amisk Park Reserve needs your help to keep protected designation

Manitobans are being asked to share their thoughts on protecting Amisk Park Reserve for another five years. You have until the end of March!
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January 5, 2023

We Must Act Now on Biodiversity Protection: Op-Ed

A historic deal to conserve nature was reached in Montreal at the COP15 UN Conference on Biological Diversity. Now the really hard work begins.
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December 14, 2022

Major Progress in Safeguarding Nature and Advancing Reconciliation in Manitoba

A major milestone in the years-long campaign to establish the Seal River Watershed as an Indigenous Protected Area was reached Dec 14, 2022.
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December 5, 2022

Indigenous Leadership Key to Conservation Efforts: Op-ed

Indigenous leadership is key to conserving Canada’s lands and waters: just look to an initiative to protect Manitoba’s Seal River Watershed.
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November 1, 2022

Polar bears need our protection: Op-Ed

The need for protection of polar bear habitat and den sites has never been so pronounced, Ron Thiessen wrote in an op-ed in the Free Press.
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September 12, 2022

Letter to the Editor: Indigenous effort appreciated

I applaud the Indigenous nations within Manitoba that are working to establish protected and conserved natural areas.
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August 30, 2022

Manitoba Must Match Federal Pledge to Protect 30% of Lands and Waters by 2030: CPAWS Manitoba

Manitoba urgently needs to match a federal pledge to protect 30% of our lands and fresh waters, CPAWS Manitoba said in a press release.
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July 4, 2022

Follow Indigenous leadership: Letter to the Editor

Canada needs Indigenous leadership to ensure nature’s life support systems can sustain people and wildlife into the future.
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June 28, 2022

Greenway School Students Rally to Protect Polar Bears

Grade three and four students at Greenway school spent weeks learning about polar bears and climate change.
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June 13, 2022

Letter to the Editor: Protect Assiniboine Forest

Only six per cent of Winnipeg’s total city area is public park land, compared to the average of Canadian cities at nine per cent.
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April 16, 2022

More Camping Spots Needed: Letter to the Editor

Manitobans no longer have enough camping facilities, protected natural spaces, or parks to serve our growing population.
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January 4, 2022

Manitoba Must Preserve Its Ocean Ecosystem: Op-Ed

Manitoba must embrace its identity as an ocean province and take steps to protect and conserve our threatened marine habitat.
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Help Keep Manitoba Wild

 

CPAWS Manitoba has helped establish 22 parks and protected areas thanks to people like you.

With your help, we can protect half our lands and waters for future generations of people and wildlife.

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